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Originally Posted by robster1225
What do you guys think of the improvements to the interface that Kai mentioned?
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Most of it sounds good, but these two I didn't like: "The dual set of forward and back buttons (one for the game screens, one of the HTML panes) have been reduced to a single, unified set. They've also been relocated to the top-left section of the interface, where most people will be comfortable looking for them as they would in a web browser."
Reducing to one set is probably good. Just before Christmas something finally clicked in my brain and I understood when to use each set, but let's say one set is better, though it adds clicks and runs counter to that 'flattening out' you mentioned elsewhere. My gripe is with putting them in the upper left. Yes, that's where they are on my browser, and I've always hated it. They're right next to the 'close window' button, and I keep accidentally closing when I'm trying to back. Granted, closing the window isn't something that can be done in OOTPB, so that's not an issue. Still, i LIKED having the buttons in the upper right for a change and wish I could put them there on my browser.
"Second, the way bookmarks work has been revamped. You can still bookmark any page you like, but they are now stored in a drop-down menu along the top of the screen, again identical to what most people will be familiar with from their web browser."
Again, I LIKED having the bookmarks display accessibly along the bottom. My mind doesn't deal easily with the concept of dropdown (or popup) menus, and again, this is adding clicks to what you have to do to get where you want to go and running counter to the flattening strategy. Maybe with these icons I'm not going to need bookmarks anymore, but if I do need them, you've just made them harder to use.
I guess I feel the way the 6.51 guys felt when 2006 came out. You're getting rid of what I consider desirable features, just for the sake of change, and now I'm going to have to get used to 'new and improved'.